Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-09-28

ments yitalized by q party based upon the
principle and unconpromisingly committed to
III. We believe that men who sell their votes,
, and men VIII o directly or indirectly buy votes
or corrupt voters should be disfranchized and
forever prevented from exercising the right OF
suffrage We favor such amendments to our
te dia ia and patriotic Suffrage. s' "
~. We believe that since the manufactures
is protected by restriction on imported goods,
: the wage worker should also be protected by
, laws which will present the importation or
stimulated immig ration Of foreign cheap labor
II v. We believe that the ovcrbearing attitude
of great corporations to the public generally
and the tendency to exalt property at the t ex
pense Of manhood should be checked by the
abrOgation of laws bearing unequaily upon Ia
Dor and capital and by the enactment OF laws
providing
capital are supposed to be in conflict
End For the establishment of a State Bureau
OF labor statistics.
engaged in mining. manufacturing, and build
| ng industries.
4th. 10 give mechanics a FIRST lien on the
product of their industry to the full amount OF
9th. Preventing further grants of public lands
l actual settlers.
9Th. TO exact equal taxation and prevent 9TH.
er Determinations against the agricultural IN
/ 9TH. To protect the people against unjust
charges and Determinations in freight ano
passenger rates by the railroad and STEAMBOAT
corporations within the limits OF the States.
| vi We favor the liberal maintenance ana
Improvement of our public free school system en-
| aid obtainable under the Blair Dill anu iiAe
| VII. We believe the Democratic and Repub.
iican parties have used the State debt as a dis
/ ,racting issue in State politics and that thelr
shifting policy has delayed its settlement: we
believe a final settlement mutually satisfac,
tory to State and creditors can be made ana
that all Iegisla tiOn upon this matter snoulo pe
| Viii We believe the existing bossism and
corruption in political methods, the partisan
administration of the State institutions, the
| acceptance of free passes and other gratuities
| by servants of the State. and the 1nlquitous
liquor Hobbies have all united to defeat the pest
| interests of our Commonwealth. we, tnereiore'
call upon all good citizcns to Join US in aa an adj d
State rather than for the benefit OF parry.
| Mr.. Taylor said that there was no practical
| difference between the Democrats and Hepup
icans on the tariff, and. ''suiting the action 70
the word" said he would not give the snap OF
| bis fingers for the difference-that the Demo
| Gratis in Congress thought they had every thlng
| fixed up right, when Randall, OF Penn, shower
I ed in some pig-iron and "busted"th macnlne'
| Mr.. VIM. j. Points, OF Harrisonburg, request
| ed that the platform be read again as a. whole
before it should be submitted to vote by Sec
| lions as proposed 1t was then read as whole
by the Secretary. R. II. Bell.
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| adopted unanimously till the third section was
| reached, when Mr. WI Points moved to strike
out that section, on the ground that 1t was ex-
| traneous to the purpose for which they had
been called together.
| He requested the Secretary to read that call,
| which was done. whereupon Mr. Points said,
l Upon that call am here, and suppose others
came for like purpose-the establishment OF
| prohibition party-he came as temperance
man and prohibitionist, and could not see
what any other thing than prohibition mad 10
do with this convention. To do more, was TO
| antagonize other parties. 1t is supererogai1on
l to go beyond what is said of the principle In
The second section. The other parties being
either unwilling or unable to legislate on the
liquor-traffic is the reason for the organization
| of a prohibition party.
Rev. w. H. Young, (colored), arose to defend
the report of the committee, and said that no
kite would fly without tall. He introduced
the story of the world resting on a turtle. the
turtle on a rock, but what the rock rested on
was not known. We can't recall the applica-
/ ton he made of this, and therefore cannot give
it. He said we are in progressive country.
| Rev. Mr.. Collins wanted TO have the section
| modified but wanted platform, as there were
other things besides temperance which needed
l anew party.
MIR. Taylor said, there Is a liquor organization
i In the United States to raise money to buy
| votes When foreigners are used to suoserve
their purpose we should look to it. Foraker
| goes around like roaring lion, but will not
meet Leonard. the temperance candidate. Be
calm, be cool, and adopt the platform.
| Mr.. H G. Barnhart, Of Augusta. said he ap-
| proved part of that resolution, but like Mr.
| Points, thought they were attempting to do too
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l on Of the third section.
| Mr.. Marshall Fultz, of Augusta, said that, as
ne standard bearer of the prohibition party In
| ia county, he was peculiarly interested, He
hought they came here to organize party
f,r Virginia. He did not think the penalty
| ought to be fixed.
| Mr.. W. ]. Points said he was never afraid to
| proclaim his principles ag all who knew him
4 knew to be SO. He was Republican and q
l Methodist. He said that we had a statute now
1 against the purchase of votes. In reply to the
l question by Mr. Gibbs whether he would abide
| The action of the convention. he said that he
| would not if it should adopt principles that b g
l could not endoi se and that was one of the rea-
| sons why they should not include other things
/ than prohibition-it would weaken the party
| by keeping out of 1t men who agreed with
them on prohibition. but did not agree with
\ them on other questions.
Mr.. Thomas said we are here to elect prohib-
ton party men. Westand for absolute Nation
| al and State prohibition, and want a party
based upon that principle, but would not stop
there, for there are other issues-corruption in
politics. &c. He was an Euglishman by BIRTH
but he was by adoption an American, and be-
lieved that we should have proper restrictions
Y in our naturalization laws. and that this con-
| vention has the right to express its We've on
| such questions.
Mr.. Barnhart's amendment to MIR. Points
| amendment was then put TO the vote and de-
feated. Then MIR. Points amendment to strike
out the 3rd section met with a similar fate
Then the section as reported by the committee
| was adopted-receiving all the votes same that
of Mr.. Points
| On motion of Chas. E. Haines speeches were
limited to minutes in first speech and mi
nutes in others.
| The other sections were then adopted, with
no opposition save that of Mr.. Points, who
very consistently opposed all after the End sec.
ton, as they had nothing to do with prohibit
ton. The report was then adopted as whole
as 1t came from the committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STATE oRGANIzA-
| TON.
The report of this committee was adopted
with the proviso that this convention shall
elect the first State Executive Commit
LIST. The name of this party shall be the Pro.
hibition Party of Va, auxiliary to the Nation
al Prohibition Party. It win support the
national nominees, and ALL who believe in this
partys principles. and sustain its tickets, shall
be members thereof, and entitled to represen-
| tation therein.
End. The general management Of the affairs
OF the party shall rest in q State Central Com
| mittee Of one from each Legislative District to
be chosen at each convention, and to hold Of
flee until their successors are appointed
.3rd. There shall be an Executive Committee
to be chosen by the State Central Committee
composed of one from each Congressional Dis.
trict and one at large, and this committee
shall have full power to direct the manage
ment of the party within the general instruc-
| tions of the Party Conventions and the State
Central Committee. They shall have power to
fill all vacancies occurring in the State Central
Committee or in their own body, in the interim
OF the annual convention, and to remove
any inefficient member of such committees
and to substitute an efficient member therefor
4th. They shall also appoint an Executive
Committee of five for each Legislative District
which shall have power to add to their num-
Der other citizens may be deemed impor-
tant to their work They shall raise funds for
their own purposes ard for those of the Cen
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